Synonyms for fifth amendment
fifth amend·ment

Princeton's WordNet

1. Fifth Amendmentnoun

   an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if private property is taken for public use

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1. Oliver L. North:

   I don't think there is another person in America that wants to tell this story as much as I do. (Invoking Fifth Amendment)

2. Elijah Cummings:

   This is the identical approach taken by Chairman (Darrell) Issa when he served as chairman of the Oversight Committee -- forcing witnesses to appear in person to assert their Fifth Amendment rights just for a photo op, mr. Pagliano's testimony has nothing to do with the Benghazi attacks and everything to do with Republicans' insatiable desire to derail Secretary Clinton's presidential bid.

3. Alan Gottlieb:

   Defense Distributed appears caught in what appears to be a bureaucratic game of merry-go-round, the right to keep and bear arms includes the ability to acquire or create arms. The government is engaging in behavior that denies this company’s due process under the Fifth Amendment. We’re compelled to file this action because the bureaucracy is evidently playing games and it’s time for these agencies to behave.

4. Jamie Raskin:

   We want Meadows to come in and testify on everything of interest to us, if he thinks there are some questions that are covered by either executive privilege or the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, he can invoke it and a court can settle it later.

5. Bennie Thompson:

   Well, this is more of what his attorney in the last day or so has been saying and asserting the Fifth Amendment.